Assign participants to a breakout session
As a host or cohost, you can choose which participants you want in each session if you assigned participants manually instead of automatically when you created the breakout sessions. If participants join the meeting late, you can assign them to a breakout session after the sessions have started.
This feature is supported on Webex Meetings and Webex Webinars. On Webex App, this feature is available on our Webex Suite meeting platform. Find out if your meetings use the Webex Suite meeting platform.
In webinars, only panelists can be assigned to breakout sessions. You cannot assign attendees. Once breakout sessions have started, attendees can choose which one they want to join.
You plan determines the number of participants in a breakout session. For example, for plans that allow 1,000 people, you can have 100 sessions with 10 people in each, 20 sessions with 50 people in each, and so on. Regardless of your plan, a maximum of 1,000 participants can join a single breakout session.
Participants who aren't assigned to breakout sessions remain in the main meeting when the breakout sessions start.
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If the Breakout session assignments dialog box isn't already open, click Breakout sessions to open it.  Only one host or cohost can have the Breakout session assignment dialog box open at a time. |
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Under Not Assigned, select the participants that you want to assign. Enter a name in the Search field to find a participant. |
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Click Move to session, and then select the breakout session or click New breakout session. The number of attendees assigned to each breakout session shows in parentheses next to the name of the breakout session.
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Tap More Options If the Breakout Session button is unavailable, someone else is editing the breakout sessions. Ask the host or cohost if they're making changes. |
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Select the participant that you want to assign, and then select the breakout session or tap New Session. The number of attendees assigned to each breakout session shows in parentheses next to the name of the breakout session.
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Tap More Options If the Breakout Session button is unavailable, someone else is editing the breakout sessions. Ask the host or cohost if they're making changes. |
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Select the participant that you want to assign, tap Move to, and then select the breakout session or tap New Session. The number of attendees assigned to each breakout session shows in parentheses next to the name of the breakout session.
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